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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Richard Jay-Alexander, Renowned Producer and Director
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Richard Jay-Alexander, is an internationally renowned producer and director of some of the greatest Broadway shows, musical theatre productions, and concert tours of our generation.
He’s been instrumental in bringing some of the most wonderful Broadway shows to audiences throughout North America, including “Les Miz”, “Miss Saigon”, “Oliver”, “Song and Dance”, and “Amadeus”, to name only a few.
He’s worked with some of the greatest music artists of all time, including Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, Johnny Mathis, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Ricky Martin, Betty Buckley, Donna McKechnie and dozens more, on their concerts, TV specials and albums.
His career has taken him to the greatest performance venues in the world – everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall and Festival Hall in London, and the biggest arenas in the world, to the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera House, The Hollywood Bowl, and the big theatres in Las Vegas.
As a writer, he’s contributed lyrics to projects for Disney, he’s written the liner notes for the albums of many classic musicals, and his interviews with dozens of legendary stars for Broadwayworld.com are pure magic. He’s directed the Chaplin Awards for Film at Lincoln Center, honouring iconic stars like Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.
He’s produced Grammy-nominated recordings and cast albums. And in addition to all of his professional activities, he is one of the most passionate and dedicated philanthropists in the entertainment world In fact, he’s absolutely ferocious about giving back. He’s a long time Board member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and has directed many benefit shows, not only for that organization, but for many other causes that are near and dear to his heart, including animal welfare, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Actor's Fund, the National Asian Artists Project, Broadway Dreams, and Hollywood's Motion Picture and Television Fund.
He’s also very active in teaching and mentoring young talent, and he’s been the camp director of Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Richard Jay-Alexander, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/richard.jayalexander/
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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Louis Gossett Jr., Legendary Actor, Author & Humanitarian
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Louis Gossett Jr., is one of our most beloved and respected actors, who’s been thrilling audiences with his iconic performances since he first conquered Broadway at the age of 17 in “Take a Giant Step”, followed by “The Desk Set”, “Golden Boy”, “The Zulu and the Zayda”, and “My Sweet Charlie”.
He also starred on Broadway in “A Raisin in the Sun”, and then made his film debut in the 1961 movie adaptation of the play. His unforgettable portrayal of “Fiddler” in the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots” earned him an Emmy Award for Outstanding lead actor. And of course, who can ever forget him as Sgt. Emil Foley in “An Officer and a Gentleman”, for which he won the 1983 Academy Award AND Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Black actor to win in that category.
Besides his Emmy Award for Roots, he got 7 more Emmy Award nominations for his work in “The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots”, “Backstairs at the White House”, “Palmerstown, USA”, “A Gathering of Old Men”, “Touched By an Angel”, “Watchmen” and “Sadat”, for which he was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award. And he got another Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in “The Josephine Baker Story”.
He's had 3 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and won the award for Best Children’s Special, for “In His Father’s Shoes”. He’s been nominated 6 times for NAACP Image Awards and won twice. And in 1992, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Very soon, we will all get to see him in his latest role, as “Mister” in the musical film version of “The Color Purple”.
In addition to his illustrious acting career, our guest is an accomplished writer, producer, director and musician – and perhaps most importantly, he’s a social activist, educator and humanitarian, dedicated to eliminating racism and fighting injustice wherever it exists, in all its forms.
In 2010 he released his riveting memoir entitled "An Actor and a Gentleman," chronicling not only the many triumphs of his monumental career, but also the heartbreaking and sometimes insurmountable obstacles he confronted and overcame as a working actor, and especially as a Black man in America.
In 2006, he founded The Eracism Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating racism, fostering cultural diversity, historical enrichment, education and anti-violence initiatives.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Millicent Martin, Veteran Stage, Screen and TV Star
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Millicent Martin, is a beloved and iconic actress and singer whose 7-decade career spans every medium in the world of entertainment.
After some early theatre work in her native England, she made her Broadway debut in 1954 alongside Julie Andrews in “The Boyfriend”. She’s also starred on Broadway in the original production of “42nd Street”, and “Side by Side by Sondheim”, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
She received a second Best Actress Tony Award nomination for her starring role in the musical, “King of Hearts”. In London’s West End, she starred in “Expresso Bongo”, “The Crooked Mile” and “The Card”. And over the years, she’s starred in a number of other shows in London, including the Sondheim musical “Follies” and “Gigi”. In movies, she’s appeared in “Nothing But the Best”, “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines”, “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off”, “Alfie” and “The Last Word”.
And on television, she became a household name in the UK, first on the enormously popular BBC hit series “That Was the Week That Was”, for which she won a BAFTA TV Award in 1964 - and then, for 3 seasons, as the star of her own TV series, “Mainly Millicent”, for which she won a TV Society Award.
On American television, you’ve seen her in dozens of shows, playing memorable characters like “Harriet Conover” in “Downtown”, “Gladys Moon” on “Moon and Son”, “Lili Faversham” on “Days of Our Lives”, “Gertrude Moon”, Daphne’s mother, on “Frasier”, and most recently, as Joan-Margaret, on “Grace and Frankie”, co-starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. She’s also had guest starring roles on “The Drew Carey Show”, “Will & Grace”, “Modern Family”, “Hot in Cleveland”, “2 Broke Girls” and many others.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Sir Tim Rice, Legendary Lyricist and EGOT Winner
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s very special guest, Sir Tim Rice, is a man whose monumental contributions to the world of musical theatre can hardly be overstated.
His collaborations with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on the phenomenally successful and beloved shows, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat”, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”, brought him worldwide acclaim, as one of the greatest and most innovative lyricists of the modern age.
He went on to co-write “Blondel” with Stephen Oliver, and “Chess”, with Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA. With Sir Elton John, he wrote “The Lion King”, “Aida”, and “The Road to El Dorado”.
He collaborated with Alan Menken on “Aladdin”, “King David”, and the theatrical production AND live action re-make of “Beauty and the Beast”, which is the highest-grossing live action musical of all time.
He co-wrote a musical called “Heathcliff”, based on Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights”, which produced a wonderful album featuring Sir Cliff Richard and the late Olivia Newton-John.
And with composer Stuart Brayson, he co-wrote the musical production, “From Here to Eternity”, based on the 1953 James Jones novel. This man’s list of accomplishments is nothing short of jaw-dropping. His shows have broken box office records in the West End, on Broadway, and around the world.
Many of his songs have become global #1 hits, including “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, “Don’t Cry for me Argentina”, “I Know Him So Well”, “Someday Out of the Blue” – and he even wrote the lyrics to my favourite song from a James Bond movie, “All Time High”, from “Octopussy”, recorded by Rita Coolidge.
And speaking of #1 hits, he’s won THREE Academy Awards and THREE Golden Globe Awards for his songs “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin”, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King”, and “You Must Love Me”, from the 1996 movie, “Evita”. He received 2 more Oscar nominations for “Circle of Life” and “Hakuna Matata” from “The Lion King”. He’s been nominated for 9 Tony Awards and won 3 – 2 for “Evita” and 1 for “Aida”. In fact, “Evita” was the 1st British musical to win the Tony award for Best Musical. He’s been nominated for 12 Grammy awards, and won FIVE.
And, in 2018, when he won an Emmy award for the live TV performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, he became an EGOT winner, one of only 18 people in the world to have won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. He’s been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the American Theatre Hall of Fame. And in recognition of his work in film and theatre, he was inducted as a Disney Legend. He’s received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And last but most certainly not least, in 1994 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Sir Tim Rice, go to:
http://www.timrice.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/TimRiceWords/
https://twitter.com/SirTimRice
#TimRice #SirTimRice #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Country Music Superstar Lynn Anderson’s Personal Manager, Michael Dempsey
About Harvey's guest:
If you’re a fan of our show, you’ll know that one of our most popular features is our “Gone But Not Forgotten” series, in which we pay tribute to legendary stars who are no longer with us. Today, we’re honouring one of the most beloved and iconic female recording artists and performers in the history of country music: Lynn Anderson.
She recorded 52 albums and 72 singles, 50 of which were top 40 hits,18 reached the Top-10, and 12 captured the No. 1 spot. She was known for songs like “You’re My Man”, “How Can I Unlove You”, “Keep Me in Mind”, “What a Man My Man is” - and of course, her phenomenal worldwide crossover smash hit in 1970, “Rose Garden”. That song made her an international superstar, and a trailblazer.
In fact, she was the first female country artist to have a #1 record worldwide, she was the first female country performer to appear on The Tonight Show, and she was the first female country performer to headline at Madison Square Garden. Her multi-platinum “Rose Garden” album was the highest grossing album by a female recording artist for 27 years until Shania Twain broke that record in 1997.
Lynn Anderson won a Grammy Award, 2 Academy of Country Music Awards, an American Music Award, 3 Billboard Magazine Awards, a Country Music Association Award, and a People’s Choice Award. She was also named Artist of the Decade by Record World, and in 2019 she was inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame AND the North American Country Music Association Hall of Fame. In 2002, Country Music Television named her one of the "40 Greatest Women of Country Music", and Rolling Stone included her on their list of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time".
She’s such a legend, that she’s even had a ROSE named after her by the American Rose Society.
Today’s guest, Michael Dempsey, started out as president of Lynn Anderson’s official fan club at the age of 18. He then became her accountant, then her booking agent for over 10 years, and finally, he was her manager for the last 12 years of her life, until she passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack in 2015 at the age of 67. But most of all, he was Ms. Anderson’s very dear friend and closest confidant.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Lynn Anderson, go to:
https://www.lynnandersonrosegarden.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LynnAndersonOfficial
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1438216589737872
https://www.instagram.com/lynnandersonofficial/
http://youtube.com/c/lynnandersonrosegardentv
https://twitter.com/LynnAshow
https://www.tiktok.com/@lynnandersonofficial
#MichaelDempsey #LynnAnderson #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Bill Mumy, Renowned Actor, Musician, Writer and Author, “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy, A Memoir”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Bill Mumy, is an actor, musician and writer, who’s been entertaining the world since he was 5 years old.
In fact, he was by far the most successful, recognizable and popular child star in the 60’s and 70’s. He appeared in dozens of TV shows including “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, “Bewitched”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “The Fugitive”, and many more.
But he’s best remembered for playing “Will Robinson” on the iconic, classic TV series, “Lost in Space”, which holds a permanent place in pop culture history.
He starred in 4 Disney movies and appeared in many other films including “A Child is Waiting”, “Dear Brigitte”, “Palm Springs Weekend”, and “Bless the Beasts & Children”. In fact – and this is really jaw-dropping – this man worked with more legendary superstars by the time he hit puberty, than most A-list actors ever do in their entire lives. He worked with everyone from Red Skelton, Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, June Allyson, to Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Jackie Gleason – and yes, even Brigitte Bardot.
And get this: in a highly publicized interview, Jimmy Stewart said that our guest was the ONLY child actor he’d EVER worked with who was worth a damn. What a compliment!
As an adult, he’s appeared in many movies like “Papillon”, “Sunshine”, “The Twilight Zone movie”, “Double Trouble”, “Hard to Hold”, and the 1st “Captain America” feature film. And on TV, he’s appeared in “The Rockford Files”, “Star Trek: Deep Space 9”, “The Adventures of Superboy”, ”Matlock”, “Diagnosis Murder”, and he played “Lennier” for 5 seasons on “Babylon 5”.
And of course, EVERY “Lost in Space” fan was OVERJOYED to see him appear as “the real Dr. Smith” in the 2018 Netflix reboot of “Lost in Space”.
Throughout his life, he’s been a highly accomplished and popular musician, both as a solo artist AND as a member of several bands, including “Redwood”, “The Generators”, “Action Skulls” and “Barnes & Barnes”, whose song, “Fish Heads” became a worldwide hit. He’s released over a dozen albums. And he got an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.
Besides being an actor and musician, he’s had a prolific voiceover career, and he narrated over 50 episodes of A & E Biography. He was even the voice of Farmers Insurance for 11 years. He’s created and written numerous comic books, screenplays and novels. And for 4 years, he produced, wrote and hosted his own weekly radio show.
And now, FINALLY, he’s released his highly anticipated memoir entitled, “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy: A Memoir”, which gives us a very insightful, honest and entertaining look not only at his multi-faceted career, but more importantly, we get to know him as a son, grandson, husband, father, grandfather and human being.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Bill Mumy, go to:
http://www.billmumy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bill.mumy/
https://www.instagram.com/officialbillmumy/
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/bill-mumy/122971703
#billmumy #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Ann Hampton Callaway, Renowned Singer, Songwriter & Recording Artist
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Ann Hampton Callaway, is one of America’s most gifted, prolific and iconic artists – a mega talented singer, multi-platinum songwriter, recording artist, musician, and a beloved champion of the Great American songbook.
Her rich, perfect pitch voice and unique singing style, creating a brilliant blend of jazz and traditional pop, together with her trademark warmth and wit, have made her a renowned, sell-out concert artist across the country and internationally. She’s performed with more than 40 of the world’s top orchestras and big bands, at the most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Centre, the Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and many more.
She has shared the stage with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Liza Minnelli and Betty Buckley, to Audra McDonald, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Manchester and Michael Feinstine.
As a songwriter, she’s simply phenomenal. She’s the only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter. She’s written songs with many of the greats, including Carole King, Amanda McBroom, Shelby Lynn – and most recently, with my dear friend Melissa Manchester.
And her songs are featured on EIGHT of Barbra Streisand’s albums. She’s recorded 16 critically acclaimed albums including, “Bring Back Romance”, “After Ours”, “Slow”, “Blues in the Night”, “Jazz Goes to the Movies”, 2 Christmas albums, 2 albums with her incredibly talented sister Liz Callaway.
And now, following the enormous success of her tribute albums to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, she’s released her highly anticipated brand new album entitled, “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration”, containing 14 beautiful songs made famous by the legendary Peggy Lee.
The list of accolades and awards our guest has amassed, is jaw-dropping. She got a Tony award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the hit Broadway musical “Swing”. She’s won the Theater World Award, 15 MAC Awards, the Mabel Mercer Award, and the Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting. She was voted by Broadway World as “Performer of the Year”, and 2 years in a row as “Best Jazz Vocalist”. And last year, Broadway World named her “Entertainer of the Year”.
And if ALL THAT weren’t enough – yes, it’s true – she’s the one who wrote and performed that wonderful theme song for the hit TV show “The Nanny”.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Ann Hampton Callaway, go to:
https://www.annhamptoncallaway.com/
https://www.facebook.com/annhamptoncallaway
https://twitter.com/annhcallaway
https://www.instagram.com/ahcallaway/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlo1WMxsPfLIYHK2ojEwPg
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wHvUotfxzSccrzX9x9g6e
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=ann%20hampton%20callaway
#annhamptoncallaway #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts a second in-depth interview with Tony Orlando, Superstar Recording Artist and Entertainer
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Louise Sorel, is a multi-award winning and beloved actress who’s been dazzling audiences for over 6 decades.
Over the past 2 ½ years, we’ve had close to 300 guests on our show, and ALL of them have been an absolute pleasure to meet, and to interview. But NO ONE has generated the intense emotional response, and overwhelming outpouring of love, that Tony Orlando created when he first appeared on our show a little while ago.
Tony and I both believe that something magical happened during that interview, because what you were witnessing, was the realization, by a legendary artist, possibly for the first time, of the very significant impact his career has had within the entertainment industry, and for his fans. You were also witnessing the creation - in real time - of a deep and powerful friendship – a bonding of two hearts.
Both he and I were INUNDATED, not only with thousands of comments from fans expressing just how much that interview meant to them – but with an equal number of requests that we invite him back on our show to continue that very special conversation.
In fact, a number of devoted Tony Orlando fans have sent me several pages of questions they would like me to ask him. And I’m INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL that this BEAUTIFUL human being has agreed to, once again, take the time out of his very busy concert schedule, to appear on our show.
And so, by popular demand, I am THRILLED and VERY HONOURED to welcome back to our show, my very dear friend, the SUPER FABULOUS Tony Orlando.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Tony Orlando, go to:
https://tonyorlando.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTonyOrlando/
https://twitter.com/TonyOrlando
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PNZ6ZfwWLiUA2BrranFl3
#TonyOrlando #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Louise Sorel, Multi-Award Winning Veteran Stage, Screen and TV Star
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Louise Sorel, is a multi-award winning and beloved actress who’s been dazzling audiences for over 6 decades.
She first conquered Broadway in “Take Her, She’s Mine” opposite Art Carney. Her other stage roles include “Lorenzo”, “Man and Boy”, which she did in London, and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” on Broadway opposite Rita Moreno. She also co-starred with George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst on the stage in “The Lion in Winter”.
She then began a long and successful career in Hollywood. On the big screen, you’ve seen her in “The Party’s Over”, “B.S. I Love You”, “Plaza Suite”, “Airplane 2: The Sequel”, “Crimes of Passion”, and the 1984 remake of “Where the Boys Are”.
On television, she’s guest starred in everything from “Dr. Kildare”, “The Fugitive” and “Bonanza”, to “Star Trek”, “Knots Landing”, “Law and Order” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”. She even played Don Rickles’ wife on his 1972 sitcom. And she’s starred in many TV movies including “The Return of Charlie Chan”, “The Mark of Zorro”, “A Masterpiece of Murder”, “Sunset Limousine” and “Mazes and Monsters”.
But there’s NO QUESTION that our guest has become a LEGEND in the world of daytime drama – first as the eternally hopeless nosy meddling neighbour, “Augusta Wainright” on “Santa Barbara” - and then, as the strong willed District Attorney Judith Russell Sanders on “One Life to Live”, and then - in her most unforgettable role EVER - as the flashy, aggressive, cold and calculating evil family matriarch, “Vivian Alamain” in “Days of Our Lives”. Her opulent, villainous, show-stopping performances on that show have won her 5 CONSECUTIVE Soap Opera Digest Awards, including "Outstanding Villainess", "Outstanding Showstopper" and TWICE for "Outstanding Scene Stealer".
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
To see more about Louise Sorel, go to:
https://fr-ca.facebook.com/Louise-Sorel-377801885588638/
https://twitter.com/louisesorel
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814798/
#louisesorel #DaysofOurLives #harveybrownstoneinterviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Joe Lando, Award-Winning Actor, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”, “A Christmas Spark” & “Night Train”
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s special guest, Joe Lando, is an award-winning actor who’s brought us many memorable performances in numerous movies including “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, “Shadows of Desire”, “Alien Nation: The Enemy Within”, “Seeds of Doubt”, “Blindness”, “Born Wild”, “The Untold Story”, and his latest film, “Night Train”, directed by the amazing Shane Stanley who recently appeared on our show.
You’ve also seen him in dozens of TV shows including “One Life to Live”, “Higher Ground”, “Wildfire”, “The Secret Circle”, “The Bay” and “The Bold and the Beautiful”.
But he’s perhaps best remembered for playing Byron Sully, the love interest and husband of Jane Seymour’s character on the hugely popular hit TV show, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”. He reprised his role as Sully in “Dr Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie”, and “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Heart Within”, as well as in the hilarious comedy short, “Dr. Quinn Morphine Woman”.
And those of us who couldn’t get enough of the onscreen chemistry between our guest and the wonderful Jane Seymour, got to see them together again in “Perfectly “Prudence”, “Friendsgiving” and “A Christmas Spark”. In 1993, he was included in People Magazine’s list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
But he’s so much more than that. Besides being a great actor, he’s a highly skilled chef, an avid cyclist, and a very devoted family man.
For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/
https://twitter.com/joe_lando
#JoeLando #harveybrownstoneinterviews
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